Federal laws protecting Canadian waters under threat It has been about a year since the federal government introduced Bills C-38 and C-45 which have weakened Canada’s environmental laws. Among other things, Bill...
What would a good environmental assessment law look like? Federal omnibus budget bills passed in 2012 brought dramatic changes to environmental regulation, particularly in the area of environmental assessments. Many of...
Creating the Grounds for Change: Donor Newsletter Summer 2013 Click here to read Creating the Grounds for Change, the ELC's Summer 2013 donor newsletter ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC)...
Green Regs and Ham: The Alberta Energy Regulator (slides) Click here to download or view Mr. Gerry Protti’s presentation about the Alberta Energy Regulator from the June 17th Green Regs and Ham...
Access to Environmental Information in Alberta: Where are we today? Published in Wildlands Advocate, February 2013 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre Many an environmentalist has learned that chasing government information...
What does the B.C. government’s rejection of the Northern Gateway Project mean? In recent days, there has been extensive media coverage on the rejection of the Northern Gateway Project by the...
Destructive recreation: “There’s no God-given right to mud-boggers” It’s May “two-four”: begin the bush parties, litter, trucks in the river. . . the real Fubar. I wish I could find last year’s Sustainable Resource...
More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon The federal government has recently proposed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA) which are central to the operation of...
Environmental groups denied standing on water appeals An appeal by Alberta Wilderness Association, Water Matters, and Trout Unlimited ended when the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench found that the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) cannot grant “public interest standing” under the...
World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws… When my three year old and six month old see water they vibrate with excitement and want to jump right in....
View or download slides from The Responsible Energy Development Act: A New World for Energy & Environment Regulation in Alberta? Wondering where the Responsible Energy Development Act came from, what its intent is and...
The difference a year makes: Changes to Canadian federal environmental assessment law in 2012 Published in Law Now, March/April 2013 By Brenda Heelan Powell, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In 2012, the landscape of Canadian federal...